Overall Record: 17-6  /  Shore Conference: 11-5  /  B-North: 6-0

 

2023 Record: 17-6
CJG4 State Sectional Qualifiers
2nd Place District 23
14th Place Shore Conference Tournament
B-North Champions
Elizabeth Minuteman Invitational Champions

ShoreConferenceWrestling.com Wrestler of the Year
(Sr) Joey Giordano - 138
Record: 27-4
4th Place State Tournament / 2nd Place Region 6 / District 23 Champion
2nd Place Shore Conference Tournament

 

3/4: NJSIAA STATE TOURNAMENT
Long Branch (1 Medal Winner)
On his 3rd trip to Atlantic City, senior Joey Giordano earned his first State medal with a 4th-place finish at 138. Giordano is Long Branch's 36th State medalist all-time, and their first since Ryan Zimmerman and Patrick O'Dwyer reached the podium on 2020. Giordano also matched Zimmerman for the highest placer for the Green Wave at States since 2010.
4th: Joey Giordano (138)
WB2: Tornick Kajaia (175)

 

2/25: REGION 6
Long Branch (2 Medal Winners)
The Green Wave will have their first State qualifiers since the 2020 season in senior Joey Giordano and freshman Tornick Kajaia. It will be Giordano's third trip to States, having qualified previously at St John Vianney as a freshman and a junior, while Kajaia is LB's first freshmen to hit the boardwalk since Ryan Zimmerman in 2017.
2nd: Joey Giordano (138)
3rd: Tornick Kajaia (175)
5th: James Renna (120)
6th: Logan Smith (150)  /  Mark Godsil (Hwt)
PQ: Josh Renna (106)  /  Ryan Beharry (113)  /  Javier Guzman (126)  /  Daniel Ramirez (144)  /  Cristian Cunalata (165)  /  Tyler Taylor (215)

2/18: DISTRICT 23 TOURNAMENT
Long Branch (2nd Place / 4 Champions / 11 Medal Winners)
With their 4 champions, the Green Wave extended their streak to 10 seasons with at least one District Champ, which has them tied for the 8th longest active streak in the Shore. It is the 7th time they have had multiple champions during this run, and puts them at 150 total champions, which is 5th best all-time in the Shore Conference. LB's 11 medal winners matches the program record set in 2008, and repeated in 2009.
1st: James Renna (120) / Joey Girodano (138) / Logan Smith (150) / Mark Godsil (Hwt)
2nd: Josh Renna (106) / Daniel Ramirez (144) / Tornick Kajaia (175)
3rd: Ryan Beharry (113) / Javier Guzman (126) / Cristian Cunalata (165) / Tyler Taylor (215)

2/10: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch  42  -  TR East  23  (BOX SCORE)

CJG4 SECTIONALS
QF: Long Branch  52  -  Princeton  12  (BOX SCORE)
SEMI: Brick Memorial  39  -  Long Branch  30  (BOX SCORE)

2/2: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch  54  -  Keansburg  18  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Josh Renna (23-7); Giordano (15-1); Taylor (21-9); Godsil (18-10)
Keansburg: Terracciano (10-2); Huhn (16-5); Jankowski (16-6); Burke (13-7)

2/1: B-NORTH
Long Branch  50  -  Colts Neck  12  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Green Wave win B-North Title
Colts Neck: Russ (18-4); Shakhnavazov (20-6); Aguilar (14-5)

1/28: SHORE CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT
14th Place
2nd: Joey Giordano (144)
6th: Tornick Kajaia

1/25: B-NORTH
Long Branch  58  -  Manasquan  15  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Ramirez (17-10); L Smith (13-6); J Giordano (10-0); Kajaia (15-9)
Manasquan: O'Connor (18-4); Falkinburg (20-4); Mammeri (17-6)

1/21: JACK WELCH DUALS
Howell  36  -  Long Branch  28  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  46  -  Newton  28  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  42  -  Clearview  33  (BOX SCORE)
Warren Hills  54  -  Long Branch  16  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  45  -  Morris Hills  21  (BOX SCORE)

1/18: B-NORTH
Long Branch  50  -  Red Bank  26  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: McVey, Guzman, D Smith, Cunalata, Santana, & Godsil win by pin; Ramirez techs
Red Bank: (175) #10 Palumbo d. #9 Kajaia; Ruland (14-1); Huss (12-5); Lisko (12-5)

1/14: TR SOUTH QUAD
RBC  38  -  Long Branch  25  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  33  -  Rumson  32  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  48  -  TR South  21  (BOX SCORE)

1/13: NON-DIVISION
Middletown South  37  -  Long Branch  30  (BOX SCORE)
Midd South: Zaleski with walk-off pin; (Hwt) #6 Whyte  p. #10 Godsil; Holland, Dogas, & Hussey also pin; Willi majors
Long Branch: (175) Kajaia d. #10 Smith; Santana & Josh Renna win by fall

1/11: B-NORTH
Long Branch  57  -  Neptune  6  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Cruz, Pellott, Meza, Renna, & Daniel win by pin
Neptune: Esannason (15-0)

1/7: ELIZABETH MINUTEMAN INVITATIONAL  (BRACKETS)
Long Branch Wins Team Title
Long Branch (1st): 1st: Taylor (190), Godsil (Hwt)  /  2nd: Ryan Beharry (113), L Smith (150), Cunalata (165)  /  3rd: Josh Renna (106), Munson (126), Ramirez (144)  /  5th: James Renna (120), Guzman (132), D Smith (157)

1/4: NON-DIVISION
Raritan  41  -  Long Branch  24  (BOX SCORE)
Raritan: Mansueto, Delaurier, Reilley, Kmak, & Mulligan win by pin; Acevedo & Falzon with majors
Long Branch: L Smith wins by pin

12/30: NON-DIVISION
Long Branch  62  -  Shore  12  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Josh & James Renna, Beharry, Miller, L Smith, D Smith, & Godsil win by pin
Shore: Demarzo & Ismail pin for Shore

12/28: HUNTERDON CENTRAL INVITATIONAL   (BRACKET)
Long Branch (10th): 5th: L Smith (150), Godsil (Hwt)

12/22: MONSIGNOR FARRELL (NY) TRI
Long Branch 53  -  Monsignor Farrell  21  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch  45  -  Tottenville  18  (BOX SCORE)

12/21: B-NORTH
Long Branch  47  -  Ocean Twp  20  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Beharry, James Renna, Ramirez, Smith, Santana, & Godsil win by pin; 7th win in a row over Ocean
Ocean Twp: Volek pins; Farina techs

12/15: B-NORTH
Long Branch  56  -  Matawan  15  (BOX SCORE)
Long Branch: Miller, D Smith, Kajaia, Meza, and Munson win by pin; L Smith & Ramirez major
Matawan: Palumbo & Gomez with pins for the Huskies

 

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2023 Long Branch Wrestling

Head Coach: Billy George (2nd Season / Career: 8-10)

 

2023 SCHEDULE

 

POSSIBLE LINEUP

 

 

 

 

 

Long Branch High School
404 Indiana Avenue
Long Branch, NJ 07740
(732) 229-7300
(Monmouth County)
~ SCHOOL WEBSITE ~

Mascot
Green Wave

Colors
Green & White

Head Coach
Billy George
(2nd Season in 2023)

Assistants
Doug Cornell 
Nick Visicaro
Shawn Brown
Luke Balina

Section
CJ Group 4

Division
B-North

District
23

Region
6

 

#1 Team in New Jersey
2009

3 - Group Titles
Last: Group 2 in 2010

6 - Sectional Titles
Last: CJG4 in 2018

14 - District Team Titles
Last: D23 in 2020

3 - SCT Titles
Last: 2010

25 - Division Titles
Last: B-North in 2023

9 - State Champions
Last: Scott Festejo & 
Nick Visicaro in 2010

36 - State Medalists
Last: Joey Giordano - 2023

39 - Region Champions
Last: Ryan Zimmerman in 2020

150 - District Champions
Last: Ryan Beharry, James Renna, Joey Giordano, & Mark Godsil - 2023

1 - SCT Champions
Last: Peter Wersinger in 2018

8 - SCT Medalists
Last: 2023

Career Wins Record - 153
Nick Visicaro (2007-2010)

Season Wins Record - 43
Billy George (2009)

 

100 Career Wins
Nick Visicaro - 153
Ryan Zimmerman - 147
Scott Festejo - 141
Billy George - 137
Sam Cole - 126
Luke Skove - 119
Omar Akel - 118*
Jon Robertson - 118
Jake George - 115
Chris Dean - 108**
Peter Wersinger - 106
Andrew Skove - 103
Jude Skove - 101
Andrew Cornell - 100
Nick George - 100

* = Includes wins earned at Monmouth Regional

** = Includes wins earned at Shore Regional